Curtain-fixture



S. C. HILLS.

, CURTAIN FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-12, 1919.

Patented Dec. 7, 1920.

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SIDNEY C. HILLS, OF TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE. TURNER &

SEYMOUR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT, A COR-PORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

Application filed November 12, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIDNEY C. HILLs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Torrington, county of Litchfield, State of Connecticut, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Curtain-Fixtures, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in curtain fixtures and has for itsobject to provide a curtain fixture having a bar composed of a sheetmetal body portion and reinforcing inserts combined with brackets forholding said bar, the object being to provide means for engaging saidreinforcing members so that they can be easily disengaged by a verticalmovement. It further has for its object to provide a duplex supportingrod having these features.

The following is a description of an embodiment of my invention,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 shows a plan View of a curtain fixture embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 shows a section on the line 2-2,

Fig. 1;

1g. 3 shows an enlarged sectlonal detail on the line 3-3, Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 shows a modification in which there are duplex rods and supportstherefor, the same being a section on a line corresponding to 2-2 ofFig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 and 2 are telesco ingsheet metal members constituting the body portions of a flattened bar.3-3 are reinforcing inserts in the edges thereof formed of wire andextending to the points 4 4;, the ends projecting slightly from the endsof the sheet metal portions 1 and 2. These inserts are preferablyU-shaped and their exposed ends are bent slightly as at 5 so as toprovide portions which lie outside the vertical plane of the ends of thebar. Where the inserts are U-shaped, these bends constitute displacedportions of the metal between the legs of each U and the plane is commonwith the two legs of the U-shaped inserts at points adjacent to the endsof the sheet metal portions. The bends 5 constitute stops for thepurposehereinafter described.

6-6 are brackets projecting from base portions 7 adapted to be securedto the window casing, the portions 6 being relatively Specification ofLetters Iatent.

Patented Dec. *7, 1920.

Serial No. 337,523.

thin vertical members provided with vertical slots 8 adapted to receiveportions of the two legs of the U-shaped inserts. The spaces between thestops and the sheet metal portions from which the U-shaped insertsprotrude are slightly greater than the thick ness of the vertlcalportions 6.

With this construction all of the advantages of the sheet metal bodyportions of the rod are maintained and furthermore the rod, whilesecurely held while in use, can be easily dislodged from the brackets bya slight vertical movement whenever desired, thus making it unnecessaryto climb up to the bracket or to use a tool for the purpose of removingthe rod. The stops 5 prevent any longitudinal movement of the bars suchas might result in a disengagement of the parts and also prevent thetelescoping members 1 and 2 from sliding outwardly upon one another.

In the construction shown in Fig. 4: two curtain rods are provided,having the advantages of the single curtain rod of Fig. 1, and are bothsupported by a single bracket at each end, the brackets being eachprovided with two parallel slots 8--8 in connection with which theindividual rods function in the manner described in connection with Fig.1.

I prefer to have the reinforcing members each made up of two insertslocated at the outer edges of the bar and connected together to form aU-shaped structure or double insert, since this adds to the rigidity andalso presents a neater appearance, and have accordingly so illustratedthe embodiment in the drawing. I also prefer to have the rod curved, asshown, so that the two ends oppose one another, since this is anembodiment of my invention which has been favorably received. As will beevident, however, my invention permits of various modifications withoutdeparting from the spirit thereof or the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a curtain fixture, a rod having a sheet metal body portionprovided with reinforcing inserts in the edges thereof and bracketstherefor, said inserts having projecting ends, said brackets havingvertical slots in which said projecting portions of said inserts areadapted to fit and said inserts having lateral projections out ofalinement with said slots and constituting stops enga ing said brackets.

2. n a curtain fixture, a rod having a sheet metal body portion providedwith U- shaped reinforcing inserts in the edges thereof and bracketstherefor, said inserts having projecting ends, said brackets havingvertical slots in which said projecting portions of said U-shapedinserts are adapted to fit, and said inserts having lateral proj ectionsout of alinement with said slots and constituting stops engaging saidbrackets.

3. In a curtain fixture, a rod having a sheet metal body portionprovided with U-shaped reinforcing inserts in the edges 15 thereof andbrackets therefor, said inserts having projecting ends and stops on theends, said brackets having vertical slots in which said projectingportions of said inserts are adapted to fit, said stops being 20 closelyadjacent to the sheet metal portion and consisting of displaced portionsof the metal between the legs of the U.

SLUNEY C. HILLS.

